St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-31
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D. s. Dodds Says DR.. Collins Will Set
tie in Minneapolis for Various
Reasons.
DR.. Groves Says Camp, of Brainerd,
Stands Good Show for Getting
the Mayoralty.
Attorney General Templeton, of Da-
kota, Talks A bout Fargo Poif-
tics ana Mai. Edwards.
Bob Miller Lets 1t be Known He Has
few Acres in and Around
Ste. Marie.

Judge Chandler, of the Milwaukee road, sat
in the rotunda Of the Merchants yesterday
amusing himself with sizing up tho various
specimens of humanity floating to and fro
over the granite floor Presently well dressed
gentleman with u smile on his face came
up and shaking hands with the judge, seated
himself near him aud opened up the following
conversations:
"How's the interstate commerce law?''
"Damifino.'
'Whar does it ali mean anyhow
"DamihnO."
"Does anyone know what il means?"
mot that know
"How is 1t going TO effect us?"
.Damitino.'
us it going TO benefit the public?"
,"Damifino'
at will help the railroads, wont it?"
"Damifino."
"Are you not awful tired of having people
ask questions about it?
"Damifiaint.''
AT this the man handed the judge u Gig ar
and changed the subject of the conversation.
ID. >. Dodds, OF Lakota, Nelson county, Da-
kota. was at the Merchants yesterday. Mr..
Dodds was a member of the house during the
last session of the territorial legislature and
was voted the homeliest man in that body,
but he wore his honors easy and gave no evil
dence that his spirit was bloated with pride
over the distinction. Mr.. Dodds is lawyer
and farmer, and represented very ably the
agricultural interests. He was loyal to
North Dakota to the last. He said yesterday
that DR.. Collins, of Grand Forks. would prob
ably locate in Minneapolis, and he thought it
would be policy for him to do so. as the peo-
pie whom he represented in the territorial
council were not feeling in very friendly
| mood towards him. He regretted that the
doctor should have followed the course that
he did, but he noticed thai he didn't manifest
! much eagerness in pushing his famous rail-
n q a ~ For ha-
tween the railroad officials and the railroad
committee. He thought the doctor had an OPP
pOrtunity to make hiuself solid with the
people and to make Il good record for
himself, but he seemed to lose sight of the
advantage. In commenting ON legislative
matters he said he was surprised to see E. A.
Williams, of Burleigh, take the part he did in
| legislative work. He had expected that he
would be one of the most active members in
the body. He said few days before the
house was organized he had twenty-five votes
| for Williams as a candidate for speaker, and
be would have been elected to that position,
hut about that time Alexander Mckenzie re-
turned from the east, and three OF the men
who had pledged themselves to support Will
Jams went back on him because they thought
he was in collision with Alexander Mckenzie
and they would not stand It, This left Will
Jams with only twenty-five hackers, and Of
course he slid through the ScupperS. Mr.
| Dodds said he had understood that Williams
ran for the legislature against the wishes of
Mckenzie and all the old-timers and political
| leaders, and that he introduced his famous
charity bill appropriating $4,000 for the
purpose of buying seed for needy farmers
| which Gov. Church was prompt in killing,
to square himself with the farmers
who had done much towards electng him.
This was the only measure that Williams
fought for, and it drew from him the most
eloquent speech of the session, but it is
| doubtful if he dared hope that it would be
come a law. Turning from matters polite,
Mr.. Dodds said tle farmers in the DEVILS
Lake country were busily engaged in pre-
pairing for seeding, and the majority of them
were hopeful Of big crops, but there were
great many who were sadly discouraged. The
| result of the harvest depends on the amount
of rain that falls this summer. Mr.. Dodds
| left last night for home.